So this girl I know who just split up with her husband was hoping to get an Xbox for her kid.
She didn't know if she should get the Xbox, 360 or the One. Yes the OG Xbox was in consideration because all she was interested in was that her kid was able to Xbox LIVE with her dad.
I took OG Xbox off the table immediately and suggested she would have to buy a brand new 360 and not a refurnished one because of old problems, but she should get a One if she wanted her son to be happy for years to come, instead of just happy now because by this time next year, new games may be a little hard to find, which would mean that they would have to spring for the One in a year or 2 anyway, so might at well invest in it now while she didn't have to put anything towards it (soon to be ex-hubby is buying)
So she talked to the hubby and they decided to get him 2 Xbox360's because 2 XboxOne's would cost too much.
WTF!!!?
I asked, "WHY THE **** does this kid need 2 Xbox360 consoles!?"
she said " I don't want to unhook it everytime he needs to move it and then connect it at my house too, so we just got him Xbox360's...."
I badgered her saying that was lazy and greedy on her part, because she wanted to keep one at her house and didn't want to be bothered to have to move it back and forth. Then explained how she wouldn't settle for some crap like that if it came to her, and it's not like she is paying for it, so you better future proof now. Then I suggested that they get an extra HDMI cable and power cord so that it's kinda plug and play and no fumbling with wires behind the TV...
long story short, they are taking back the 2 Xbox 360, with 4 games for each system (didn't ask if they were the same 4 games for each, but that would be even stupider and lazier than getting the kid 2 of the same system) and getting him a single XboxOne.
Oh, they were also contemplating a Wii U for their son... but honestly, I couldn't really recommend that over quality online (game) time with a family member, which the Wii U doesn't really provide.
So you are welcome MS, +1 to your next gen console count and -1 to your console availability.